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‘Skye Waulking Song’ Chuir M’Athair Mise Dahn Taige Charraideach The full title translates as ‘My Father Sent Me to a House of Sorrow’. The song is a mixture of traditional folk music and popular music.

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Lyrical Meaning The lines of the verses are taken from a 13 th century lament called ‘Sethan, Son of the King of Ireland’. It’s about a girl who is unhappy with the marriage her Father has arranged for her.

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Waulking? A stage in traditional clothmaking. Woollen cloth/tweed was cleaned, thickened & softened by this process. Women pounded the cloth against a table or trampled on it. Women sang songs to pass time & keep the rhythm of the pounding.